Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पुलस्त्य उवाच । तस्मिन्नेकार्णवे घोरे नष्टे स्थावरजंगमे । चंद्रार्कपवने नष्टे ज्योतिषि प्रलयं गते
pulastya uvāca | tasminnekārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṃgame | caṃdrārkapavane naṣṭe jyotiṣi pralayaṃ gate
Pulastya berkata: “Tatkala lautan tunggal yang dahsyat (lautan pralaya) meliputi segalanya—ketika segala yang tidak bergerak dan yang bergerak telah binasa; ketika bulan, matahari dan angin lenyap; ketika bahkan segala cahaya bintang pun masuk ke dalam pralaya—”
Pulastya
Scene: A boundless dark ocean of dissolution; no land, no beings, no sun or moon—only a vast, silent expanse suggesting time itself has paused.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography is often grounded in cosmic time—tīrtha origins are linked to vast cycles of creation and dissolution.
The verse sets up the origin narrative context for Kṛṣṇatīrtha (named in the preceding verse).
None; this verse begins the cosmogonic narrative (pralaya-setting) rather than prescribing a rite.